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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
PACT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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PACT,
a contract. (L.) In Bacon, Life of Hen. VII, ed. Lumby, p. 7,
l. 19; and p. 27, l. 30.—Lat. pactum, an agreement.—Lat. pactus,
pp. of pacisci, to stipulate, agree; inceptive form of O. Lat. facĕre,
to agree, come to an agreement about anything.—✔PAK, to bind; whence
also Skt. paç, to bind, Gk.
πήγνυμι, I fasten; as well as E.
fadge; see Fadge. Der.
pact-ion, Fox's Martyrs, p. 272 (R.), from F. paction
(Cot.) = Lat. pactionem, acc. of pactio, an agreement. Also
com-pact, im-pact, im-pinge. From the same root we have fang, fee;
also pack, peace, paci-fy, pachy-dermatous, perhaps pag-an (with
paynim),
perhaps page (1), page (2), pale (1), palette, pallet (2),
pay, pro-pag-ate, peasant, pec-uliar, pec-uniary.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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